 Event |
Amadeus
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| Venue |
ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland Central, New Zealand |
| First Date |
2 May 2017 |
| Last Date |
20 May 2017 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Explores the nature of the artist. The arrival of a young and ambitious Mozart at the court disturbs Salieri, the court composer. Did he poison Mozart? For this production, Driver - with composer Leon Radojkovic - is mounting a contemporary interpretation with live music, sn opera singer performing the arias, and a dancer playing the role of Mozart. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Jealousy
Madness
Music
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Further Information |
Eleven musicians will perform excerpts from Mozart's and Salieri's works and Radojkovic's intermezzo compositions on a mix of old and modern instruments. They will be live on stage. Driver: 'I wanted to make a piece where the musicians are an integral, central part of the show.' (Listener).
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Production Company |
https://www.atc.co.nz/whats-on/past-seasons/past-2017-season/amadeus#programme |
| Programme |
https://cms.atc.co.nz/media/1nkbcwp1/amadeus_programme_vweb.pdf?_gl=1*1r1rg9p*_gcl_au*MTE3MzQ0MTc0Mi4xNzMzMTAzMzI0*_ga*NzE0MzcxOTI1LjE3MzMxODI1NzE.*_ga_S6D8QZLVXR*MTczNDI5NDAwMC4zNi4xLjE3MzQyOTc2OTMuMzMuMC4w |
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
203458 |
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